Please note that this year’s Spring Open is now open for entries. As ever, it’s always good to see lots of members taking part so do sign up via the LTA competitions website or talk to Sally or Dave if you’d like to take part.

Thank you to everyone who took part in this season’s Box League matches. We will be doing our social evening where we hand out medals over a drink or two on Thursday, 25 April, 7pm in Ludo Lounge.

For next season’s Box League, we are planning to change things slightly and are looking for your feedback. If you have any ideas on how we can run this to encourage more people to complete their matches please do drop us a line (sarah2midori@gmail.com) or chat with Sally and Dave. Some ideas that have been discussed are:

– shorter deadline to play, possibly with more than one round
– more movement of players between boxes
– a small fee to cover the umpire’s costs and medals, some to be returned upon completion of matches
– a point system with bonus points for members who complete their matches within the deadline

All ideas most welcome. We don’t want to make it too complicated but are open to trying new ways of running this.

New coach Sally is running an introductory offer of £15 for your first lesson in May (usual price £20 per hour). Sally’s currently taking her Level 3 coaching qualification so has lots of up-to-date coaching tips and practices to share with you!  She enjoys working with juniors from mini red up as well as beginner and intermediate adults, so if you’d like to brush up your skills ahead of the summer just drop Sally a line!